CVE-2020-27750
ImageMagick: division by zero in MagickCore/colorspace-private.h
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 3, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick in MagickCore/colorspace-private.h and MagickCore/quantum.h. This flaw allows an attacker who submits a crafted file that is processed by ImageMagick to trigger undefined behavior in the form of values outside the range of types unsigned char and math division by zero. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Statement
This flaw is out of support scope for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Inkscape is not affected because it no longer uses a bundled ImageMagick in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. For more information regarding support scopes, please see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata .
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-369 · Divide By Zero